Tulip: @MarieGossip I like your Queen Anna post, but what is that black thing on top of her cap? It looks very strange if it's a hat.

It is a hat! It was en vouge to wear the hat over a coverchief, in this case she has a very pretty gold coverchief with a pattern, the hat sits on top. Sometimes these hats were leather but I do not know what Anna's was made of!

I need to look more into this style. If anyone has info on it let us know! ~Lauren

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